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Second man pleads guilty in death of trans activist Cecilia Gentili

Michael Kuilan and Antonio Venti have pleaded guilty to supplying the drugs that caused Gentili's death.

Priest arrested after man overdoses on erectile dysfunction pills at sex party

The priest was arrested and charged with sex crimes, as well as failure to assist a person at medical risk.

Report: Ed Buck to Be Charged With Federal Drug Crimes

Previously charged with state crimes, the political activist is now accused of distributing meth, resulting in death. 

Buttigieg Challenged by Racist at Iowa Campaign Event

The out candidate responded after a conservative writer said, "Just tell the black people of South Bend to stop committing crime and doing drugs."

Two men arrested in death of trans activist and performer Cecilia Gentili

Gentili died in February after overdosing on fentanyl-laced heroin. Michael Kuilan and Antonio Venti are charged with supplying the drugs.

Ed Buck, Accused of Drugging Black Gay Men to Death, Denied Bail

Activist Jasmyne Cannick said Buck should not be able to return to the scene of his alleged crimes: his home.

Ed Buck, Alleged Predator, Evicted from Apartment After Arrest

The political activist must abandon his longtime West Hollywood home after two gay Black men died there.

Ed Buck Sentenced to Decades in Prison Over Deaths of Gay Black Men

Buck had previously been found guilty on charges that he provided drugs to men in exchange for sex, leading to two overdose deaths. 

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Ed Buck in Meth-Related Deaths of Gay Men

The political donor is charged with providing drugs that led to the deaths of Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean, and he could spend the rest of his life in prison.

Have We Got Matthew Shepard All Wrong?

A new book argues that America’s most notorious hate crime was not a hate crime at all.

Hell's Kitchen Gay Bars React to Attacks on Queer Men

Several men were arrested following the deaths of two men who were allegedly drugged and robbed.

Accused Predator Ed Buck Pleads for Prison Release

Buck is accused of distributing meth, resulting in the deaths of two gay Black men.

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Serial killer of gay men in New Orleans released after 46 years in prison

Warren Harris Jr. was convicted in the stabbing deaths of three gay men in the 1970s. He was sentenced to life in prison but became eligible for parole under a Louisiana law passed in 2017.

Second trial begins in slayings of two gay Florida men

The trial of Scott Schweickert, the second man charged in connection with the deaths of two gay men near Tampa, Fla., in 2003, began on Monday.

When Ed Buck Goes on Trial, So Does White Privilege

The fact that this white gay man was allowed to allegedly kill and harm so many Black men, for so long, proves our society is rotten to the core.

Rehashing Matthew Shepard

Openly gay ABC News media relations vice president Jeffrey Schneider defends last month's 20/20 report questioning whether Shepard's murder was a hate crime. The report's dependence on dubious sources outraged many viewers, including Shepard's mother, Judy. "I think we did a good job," Schneider says.

LGBTQ Inmates Wed in Cyprus Prison, Making History in European Union

Kevork Tontian and Wemson Gabral da Costa fell in love and tied the knot behind bars.

Cops Seize $80,000 in Ecstasy Headed for Gay Mardi Gras

A 22-year-old man was arrested Wednesday at a McDonald's in Sydney, Australia, after a police investigation that resulted in the seizure of thousands of ecstasy tablets.